Reviews Archive Part 2
MARRIAGE To 23 February.
Coventry.
MARRIAGE
by Nikolai Gogol
Belgrade Theatre (B2) Belgrade Square CV1 1GS To 23 February 2013.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat Sat & 20 Feb 2.45pm.
Audio-described 23 Feb 245pm.
Captioned 22 Feb.
Post-show Discussion 13 Feb.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 024 7655 3055.
www.belgrade.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 February.
Bold choice seeks a happy match.
OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD To 23 March.
London.
OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD
by TimberlakeWertenbaker.
St James Theatre 12 Palace Street SW1E 5JA To 23 March 2013.
Mon-Sat 7,30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 264 2140.
www.stjamestheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 February.
The third time as comedy.
THE CAPTAIN OF KÖPENICK To 4 April.
London.
THE CAPTAIN OF KÖPENICK
by Carl Zuckmayer new English version by Ron Hutchinson from a literal translation by Simon Scardifield.
Olivier Theatre Upper Ground SE1 9PX In rep to 4 April 2013.
7.30 12-16 Feb, 1, 2l 4-6, 12-14, 21-23, 25 Mar, 2-4 Apr.
2pm 13, 16 Feb, 2, 3, 6, 13, 23 Mar, 3 Apr.
2.30pm 3, 24 Mar.
Audio-described 22 Mar, 23 Mar 2pm (+Touch Tour 12.30pm).
Captioned Apr 3, 7.30pm.
Runs: 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 6 February.
Too big for its jackboots.
THE PINSTRIPE TRILOGY To 23 February.
London.
THE PINSTRIPE TRILOGY
devised by The Lab Collective.
Theatre Delicatessen Marylebone Gardens 35 Marylebone High Street W1U 4QA To 23 February 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
TICKETS: www.theatredelicatessen.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 February.
Short plays assembled with cumulative impact.
ANJIN: THE SHOGUN AND THE SAMURAI To 9 February.
London.
ANJIN: THE SHOGUN AND THE SAMURAI
by Mike Poulton and Shoichiro Kawai.
Sadlers Wells Theatre Rosebery Avenue EC1R 4TN To 9 February 2013.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 3hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 412 4300.
www.sadlerswells.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 February.
Colourful, penetrating picture of cultures meeting.
DESOLATE HEAVEN To 2 March.
London.
DESOLATE HEAVEN
by Ailís Ní Ríain.
Theatre 503 above the Latchmere pub 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3BW To 2 March 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Sun 5pm.
Runs: 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7978 7040.
www.theatre503.com
Review: Carole Woddis 9 February.
Skilfully combining the realistic and poetic.
A PASSIONATE WOMAN To 23 February.
Hornchurch.
A PASSIONATE WOMAN
by Kay Mellor.
Queen’s Theatre Billet Lane RM11 1QT To 23 February 2013.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 16, 21 Feb 2.30pm.
Audio-described/BSL Signed 16 Feb 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 01708 443333.
www.queens-theatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 February.
Robust yet sympathetic revival let’s us hear it for the older ones.
PLAYING CARDS 1 SPADES To 2 March.
London.
PLAYING CARDS 1 SPADES
by Sylvio Arriolo, Carole Faisant, Nuria Garcia, Tony Guilfoyle, Martin Haberstroh, Robert Lepage, Sophie Martin, Roberto Mori.
Roundhouse Chalk Farm Road NW1 8EH To 2 March.
Mon-Sat 7pm.
Runs 2hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 482 8008.
www.roundhouse.org.uk/cards
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 February.
Ideas in Spades, if not quite an ace.
FEAST To 23 February.
London.
FEAST
by Yunior Garcia Aguilera, Rotimi Babatunde, Marcos Barbosa, Tanya Barfield, Gbolahan Obisesan.
Young Vic 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ To 2 March 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & 6, 13 Feb 2.30pm.
Audio-described 21 Feb.
Captioned 18 Feb.
Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvic.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 February.
The whole as more than the sum of the parts.
HAMLET To 3 March.
London.
HAMLET
by William Shakespeare.
The Rose 56 Park Street Bankside SE1 9AS To 3 March 2013.
Tue–Sat 7.30pm Mat Sun 3pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 0207 261 9565
boxoffice@rosetheatre.org.uk
Review: William Russell 7 February.
Something far from rotten in the state of Denmark.
FLOW To 2 March.
London.
FLOW.
The Print Room 34 Hereford Road W2 5AJ To 23 February 2013.
7.30pm
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs: 55min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7221 6036.
www.theprintroom.org
Review: Carole Woddis 7 February.
Liquid physical beauty.
LONDON WALL To 23 February.
London.
LONDON WALL
by John van Druten.
Finborough Theatre above Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 23 February 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat, Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 February.
Expert revival of a period piece with point.
MATTHEW BOURNE'S SLEEPING BEAUTY - Touring
SLEEPING BEAUTY: Music Tchaikovsky, choreographed by Matthew Bourne
Birmingham Hippodrome till 09 02 13
Touring
Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 10 02 13, Birmingham Hippodrome
Unique and thrilling dance.
ONE FOR THE ROAD To 23 February.
Northampton.
ONE FOR THE ROAD
by Willy Russell.
Royal and Derngate (Royal auditorium) Guildhall Street NN1 1DP To 23 February 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 21 Feb 7.45pm.
BSL Signed 20 Feb.
Captioned 19 Feb.
Post-show Discussion 12 Feb.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
Tickets: 01604 624811.
www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 February.
It fits a departing director’s situation, but is hardly ‘Comedy Gold’.
The Mousetrap, New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham and touring
Birmingham
New Alexandra Theatre
Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen and Adam Spiegel present:
The Mousetrap: Agatha Christie
Runs: 2h, 20m: one interval: till 9th February
Start: 7.30 pm
Tkts: 0844 871 3011 (bkg fee): www.atgtickets.com/birmingham
Review: Jan Pick
4.2.13
Still sparkling after all these years!
BORIS AND SERGEY’S VAUDEVILLIAN ADVENTURE To 10 February.
London.
BORIS AND SERGEY’S VAUDEVILLIAN ADVENTURE.
Little Angel Theatre 24 Dagmar Passage N1 2DN To 10 February 2013.
8pm.
Runs 1hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7226 1787.
www.littleangeltheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 January.
Full of sound and comic fury.
EQUALLY DIVIDED To 23 February.
Watford.
EQUALLY DIVIDED
by Ronald Harwood.
Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road WD17 1JZ To 23 February 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu, Sat & 20 Feb 2.30pm.
Audio-described 23 Feb 2.30pm.
Captioned 18 Feb.
Post-show Discussion 19 February.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 01923 225671.
www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 February.
Serious-minded play in the hands of some quality actors..
PORT To 24 March.
London.
PORT
by Simon Stephens.
Lyttelton Theatre Upper Ground South Bank SE1 9PX In rep to 24 March 2013.
7.30 14-16, 22, 23 Feb, 1, 2, 4-6, 11-14, 22, 23 March.
2.15pm 16, 23 Feb, 2, 6, 13, 23 March.
3pm 17, 24 Feb, 3, 24 March.
Audio-described 15 Feb; 16 Feb 2.15pm (+Touch Tour 12.45pm).
Captioned 23 Feb 2.15pm, 3 March.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 29 January.
Good play; pity about the theatre.
THE ACT To 2 February.
London.
THE ACT
by Thomas Hescott.
Ovalhouse 52-54 Kennington Oval SE11 55W To 2 February 2013.
8pm.
Runs: 1hr 10min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7582 7680.
On-line: www.ovalhouse.com
Review: Carole Woddis 31 January.
Superb – it should be seen, nationwide.
OLD TIMES To 6 April.
London.
OLD TIMES
by Harold Pinter.
Harold Pinter Theatre 6 Panton Street SW1Y 4DN To 6 April 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7622.
www.oldtimestheplay.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 January.
The past is another country, which remains tantalisingly elusive.